MELISSA EDDY
7:42 AM
The European Union will fail to meet an ambitious goal of significantly reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 unless it takes more aggressive measures to limit the use of fossil fuels and adopts new environmental policies, according to a new report.

Gareth Hutchens and Peter Ker
5:36 PM
Mining magnate Andrew "Twiggy" Forrest says he would like to attract "passive" Chinese investment to develop 5000 gigalitres of water from existing aquifers in Australia to irrigate new tracts of land for agricultural production and drought-proof others.

Peter Hancock9:56 AM
Forget the nostalgia – the darkness surrounding the twinkling lights of Swan River prawners hides a serious threat to the river’s ecosystem and a looming clean-up nightmare for riverside councils.

Bloomberg News
A documentary investigating the fallout of China's poor air quality drew millions of viewers last weekend, putting a renewed spotlight on pollution as the nation's lawmakers prepare for their annual gathering in Beijing.

Peter Hannam
Efforts will resume this week to make public documents and comments by a Queensland whistleblower about the controversial approval process involving two giant coal seam gas projects worth almost $50 billion.

The Swiss government offer to cut national greenhouse gas emissions by 50 per cent below 1990 levels by 2030, with at least 30 per cent of the curbs at home and the rest by investing in carbon-cutting projects abroad.